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FALL 2009 NEW TUTOR APPLICATION
Due Thursday, September 17th by midnight to hpie.irc@gmail.com WELCOME TO HPIE!
Thank you for your interest in the Harvard Program for International Education, a student-run program that aims to give Harvard undergraduates hands-on teaching experience while educating high school students about world affairs. This fall, pairs of tutors will be leading weekly classes in one of Boston’s public schools on the theme of “Globalization.” HPIE believes in team teaching as a means both to introduce new teachers to new classroom settings and to enable them to lead more activity-based lessons. We emphasize fun and creative approaches to teaching, rather than straight lectures. The time commitment is roughly 3 to 5 hours a week, including travel, class preparation, and our weekly lesson planning meetings. We provide full training for our tutors, as well as material resources. We believe HPIE offers a truly exceptional experience to teach and inspire Boston high school students, and we’re so excited to welcome you to the program! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions on the program, or the application! Bita Assad and Reihan Nadarajah, Co-Directors
bassad@fas, rnadaraj@fas
PART I: BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Year: Dorm/ House: E-mail: 9 Digit Harvard ID #: Concentration: Phone number(s): Date of Birth:
Do you have any prior teaching experience? Teaching is NOT requirement! We’re merely interested in your background and history. YES If YES, please explain: NO
PART II: SHORT-ANSWER SECTION
1) Please describe your interest in teaching with HPIE. What do you hope to get out of your participation with the program? 2) As a student of more than 12 years, you have been through a range of classes, taught by teachers that range from the brilliant to the pathetic. Reflect on your best learning experience. What made it so successful? What tools (if any) were used by your teacher?
PART III: SCHEDULING
Please provide your schedule to the best of your knowledge. Your schedule will be used to match you with your co-tutor and assign you to a classroom. Because scheduling is a complicated process, please mark all of the times at which you will not be available rather than the times at which you would prefer to teach. Please note any sections or activities you could reschedule if necessary. Hour 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 Noon 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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4:00 PM
Please list any other scheduling notes or concerns below:
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